This 7 Days Uganda Gorilla trekking wildlife and chimpanzee trekking Safari takes on a classic African safari as you explore the wonders of the natural beauty of the ‘Pearl of Africa.’ During this 7 Days Uganda Safari, you will get a chance to track chimpanzees in Kibale National Park, guided game drives in Queen Elizabeth national park, gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park and golden monkey trekking in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. This tour begins and ends in Kampala/Entebbe.
Highlights for 7 Days Uganda Gorilla trekking wildlife and chimpanzee trekking Safari
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Kibale National Park.
Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and after transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 3: Game drive and Boat Cruise
Day 4; Transfer to Bwindi
Day 5: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Day 6; Golden Monkey tracking – Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Day 7: Transfer to Entebbe and Departure.
Detailed Itinerary for 7 Days Uganda Gorilla trekking wildlife and chimpanzee trekking Safari
Day 1: Airport Pick up and transfer to Kibale National Park
Upon arrival at Entebbe airport, you will be met by one of our company representatives to drive you to start your safari, driving to Kibale Forest National Park. The park is located in the western part of Uganda – Kabarole district taking about 5-6 hours drive from Entebbe/Kampala. Proceed with lunch en-route & a stopover in Fort portal town to visit the Amabere G’anyinamwiru stalagmites site with a waterfall and the crater lakes. Proceed to Kibale arriving in the evening. Dinner and overnight at your designated lodge.
Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and after transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast you will go for chimpanzee trekking. Kibale Forest National Park is one of the best safari destinations in Africa for chimpanzee tracking. Kibale National Park contains one of the most beautiful and with the most varying tracts of tropical forest in the whole of Uganda. This is place to a number of forest wildlife, most especially 13 species of primate coupled with chimpanzees. After tracking, have lunch and go for a guided nature walk in the Bigodi wetland area. Later transfer to Queen Elizabeth national Park arriving in the evening. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Day 3: Game drive and Boat Cruise
An early morning a game drive in the Kasenyi sector, you may spot various animals like the elephants, Uganda kobs, leopards among others. Return to the lodge for late breakfast, in the afternoon you will go for a launch cruise where you will spot various water animals like Hippos and crocodiles, the cruise will also enrich you with various water birds. After, return to the lodge, for dinner and overnight stay at lodge as above
Day 4; Transfer to Bwindi
Have breakfast, meet your driver and proceed to southwards to the Ishasha sector of the park which is a home for tree climbing lions. Towards your destination, you will have a pleasant view of the Uganda kob, elephants and some birds of riverine and savanna habitats. you will drive to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park (home of the Uganda Mountain Gorillas). Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.
Day 5: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
You are warming up for the gorilla tracking. You will drive further south to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park which is of Uganda´s oldest and most diverse rainforests. The “impenetrable” forest is also home to more than 320 mountain gorillas, 400 species of plants, 120 species of mammals and over 350 species of birds. Certainly one of the most exciting days of your safari; today you will be gorilla tracking. Breakfast will be served early and lunch will be packed. The briefing is at 8 am. Your guide will give you highlights of specific details about the way of life of the gorillas you will be tracking. The hike can take anything from one to seven hours. Once you reach the gorillas, you are allowed to spend one hour with them as you stand 6 meters away. Dinner and overnight at your lodge as above
Day 6; Golden Monkey tracking – Mgahinga gorilla national park
After early morning breakfast, drive to Mgahinga gorilla national park in the south western part of Uganda for the golden monkey trekking, this activity has the same procedures as that of gorilla trekking. After briefing, enter the mountainous forest on Mount Gahinga – one of the Virunga mountains. This activity that’s 2-5 hours and on finding the monkeys, you will be allowed to spend an hour with them and take pictures. Return and meet your driver to drive back to your booked accommodation. Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.
Day 7: Transfer to Entebbe and Departure.
After breakfast, you will embark on your journey back to Entebbe which lasts for about 8-9 hours. You will have lunch enroute. Later be dropped at the airport for your onward flight at 5 am.
7 Days Uganda Gorilla trekking wildlife and chimpanzee trekking Safari!